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SOCCER / J. League
Jan 3, 2007

'Lucky' Guido leaves as winner

Guido Buchwald admitted Lady Luck was smiling down upon him in his last match as Urawa coach after the Reds stole the Emperor's Cup from under the noses of a dominant Gamba Osaka on New Year's Day.
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JAPAN
Jan 3, 2007

Foreign permanent residents on rise, filling gaps

Japan's population started declining in 2005, but in contrast, registered foreigners soared to a record high 2.01 million, a leap from 1.36 million a decade ago and accounting for 1.57 percent of the nation's total population.
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2007

History, North Korea set to test Japan-China ties

will be a crucial year for Sino-Japanese ties as the two nations will see if their relations can really be on a good track and determine if they can indeed elevate their ties into a relationship of shared strategic interest," said China expert Tomoyuki Kojima. "The situation however is volatile and depends...
SUMO
Jan 1, 2007

Great expectations

For many sumo fans, the January Hatsu Basho at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan is the most important tournament in a given year.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 1, 2007

Blackwell, Marshall should be All-Stars

Twenty players were chosen to appear in the first-ever bj-league All-Star Game on Jan. 27, and for each of them the day will be special.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 29, 2006

All-Star game set for Jan. 27

A year ago, the bj-league was just getting started. This year, Japan's pro stars get a special showcase for their basketball skills.
EDITORIALS
Dec 29, 2006

Loose ends in fabrication scandal

Punishment at last has been meted out to now-disqualified structural designer Hidetsugu Aneha, the main player in the earthquake-resistance data-fabrication scandal that surfaced in November 2005. The Tokyo District Court Tuesday sentenced him to five years in prison, coupled with a 1.8 million yen fine,...
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2006

Nikko Cordial delays revision of '04 report

Scandal-tainted Nikko Cordial Corp. said Thursday the release of its corrected group earnings report for fiscal 2004 will be delayed until Feb. 28 because it has changed auditors.
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Dec 29, 2006

Psychedelic radar 12.29

The trend for New Year's Eve parties in Tokyo has swung from budget-busting blowouts to smaller underground gatherings of friends. It's obvious why considering only the costs and competition for artists and venues, skyrocketing air fares, premium hotel fees and all the surprise etceteras. Plus, it's...
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 27, 2006

Latin Americans lose fear of the formerly radical left

PRAGUE -- The death of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, Chile's former military dictator, provides perhaps an appropriate end for a year that saw the Latin American left return to glory, a revival that President Hugo Chavez's overwhelming re-election in Venezuela is but the strongest sign. For unlike in the days...
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JAPAN
Dec 26, 2006

Four sent to the gallows

The Justice Ministry sent four death row inmates to the gallows Monday, inflaming lawmakers and protesters over the first executions to be carried out in 15 months.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2006

People slow to embrace offer of free hugs

embraces a passerby in the rain in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Nov. 19. ERIC PRIDEAUX PHOTO
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2006

People slow to embrace offer of free hugs

embraces a passerby in the rain in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Nov. 19. ERIC PRIDEAUX PHOTO
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
Dec 26, 2006

Fumihito

The choreographer FUMIHITO (Fumihito Tanaka), 38, is the first person in Japan to make a profession out of teaching people how to pose and project themselves, whether for a photo shoot or an interview. He is behind every gesture, stare and dance move we see in hundreds of hit TV commercials. Musicians...
EDITORIALS
Dec 24, 2006

Beware of norovirus

Outbreaks of norovirus -- which causes infectious stomach and intestinal ailments -- have prompted Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to call on the health ministry to take special measures. The ministry's statistics show that from Nov. 1 to Dec. 18, a record 9,650 people suffered from food poisoning believed...
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Dec 24, 2006

The spirit of classics in a luminous new translation

TALES OF MOONLIGHT AND RAIN by Ueda Akinari, translated by Anthony H. Chambers. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006, 236 pp., with 1776 edition woodcuts, $29.95 (cloth). Ueda Akinari (1734-1809), scholar and poet, is remembered for his collection of nine stories, the "Ugetsu Monogatari," first...
CULTURE / Books
Dec 24, 2006

Word power: 'The way' and the way you say it

OGYU SORAI'S PHILOSOPHICAL MASTERWORKS: The Bendo and Benmei, edited and translated by John A. Tucker. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006, 478 pp., $56 (cloth). One of the foremost thinkers of our time, Noam Chomsky, has argued that the United States is a rogue state. To arrive at this conclusion,...

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